Matthew Thorpe
About
I am a fully qualified teacher with ten years of experience working with children and young people across Wiltshire and beyond.
I can provide individual lessons in Orchestral Percussion and in Drum Kit as well as tutoring in Music Theory.
My work in primary schools has given me extensive experience as a percussion workshop facilitator and can work with large groups of children on Djembes, Samba Instruments or even just classroom percussion.
I am the Musical Director of Wiltshire Young Musicians and through them I direct the Steel Pan Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and the West Wiltshire Youth Orchestra.
I have a huge amount of performing experience and regularly play within a number of ensembles across wide variety of genres. I play percussion for a number of Operas throughout the year and play bass guitar with two function bands playing everything from soul classics to modern hits.
What I / we help young people achieve
The reason I became a music teacher was to be able to share my passion and expertise in music with young people. I always try to make sure that my pupils enjoy making music and encourage them to communicate the direction they want their learning to go in. I have a 100% pass rate in both drum kit and percussion exams and will always encourage my pupils to join ensembles and make music with other people.
Opportunities for children & young people
- To learn to play an instrument and / or develop skills on an instrument
- To play, perform music with others
- To learn things about oneself , other subjects or life-skills through musical activity
- To work with and support other young musicians
Times
- Term Time
- After School
Taught Instruments
- Drums / percussion
- Music Theory
- Musical Director / Conductor
Ages Taught
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
- 16+
Level Taught
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Qualifications, Grades & Certificates Taught
- Instrument grades
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
Musical Clusters Covered
- Chippenham
- B-on-A / Corsham
- Calne & Melksham
- Trowbridge (CSL)
- Warminster
- Westbury